Heat absorbing or dissipating device with multi-pipe reversely transported temperature difference fluids

• US 20100089556A1
• Filed: 10/14/2009
• Published: 04/15/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 10/15/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Tai-Her Yang
• Original Assignee: Tai-Her Yang
• Inventors: Yang, Tai-Her
• Granted Patent: US 8,622,116 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 165/145
• CPC Class Codes: F28D 1/0477 the conduits being bent in a serpentine or zig-zag
• CPC Class Codes: F28D 15/00 Heat-exchange apparatus with the intermediate heat-transfer medium in closed tubes passing into or through the conduit walls ; Heat-exchange apparatus employing intermediate heat-transfer medium or bodies F28D17/00, F28D19/00, F28D20/00 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F28D 15/0233 the conduits having a particular shape, e.g. non-circular cross-section, annular F28D15/0241, F28D15/0266 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F28D 15/0266 with separate evaporating and condensing chambers connected by at least one conduit; Loop-type heat pipes; with multiple or common evaporating or condensing chambers F28D15/043 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F28F 1/00 Tubular elements; Assemblies of tubular elements specially adapted for movement F28F5/00
• CPC Class Codes: F28F 1/30 the means being attachable to the element F28F1/32 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F28F 1/32 the means having portions engaging further tubular elements
• CPC Class Codes: F28F 1/325 Fins with openings
• CPC Class Codes: F28F 2210/00 Heat exchange conduits
• CPC Class Codes: F28F 2210/02 with particular branching, e.g. fractal conduit arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: F28F 2210/10 Particular layout, e.g. for uniform temperature distribution
• CPC Class Codes: F28F 2250/102 with change of flow direction
• CPC Class Codes: F28F 2250/104 with parallel flow

Abstract

The present invention relates to the thermal conductive fluids in temperature difference reversely transported by the first fluid piping and second fluid piping in parallel or quasi-parallel arrangement on the same end side to produce heat absorbing or dissipating function onto the passively heat dissipation or absorption receiving article or space thereby forming a more uniform temperature distribution status on the heat absorbing or dissipating body (100) or the passively heat dissipation or absorption receiving article or space (200).

Claims

1. A heat absorbing or dissipating device with multi-pipe reversely transported temperature difference fluids, which is a device by passing thermal conductive fluids as heat absorbing or dissipating body, wherein the multiple pipes reversely transport the temperature difference fluids respectively, so as to produce heat absorbing or dissipating function onto passively heat dissipation or absorption receiving article or space thereby the thermal conductive fluids form a more uniform temperature distribution status on the heat absorbing or dissipating body, the main components including:

Heat absorbing or dissipating body (100);

made of thermal conductive material in solid, or colloid, or liquid, or gaseous state for receiving the thermal energy of the thermal conductive fluid (110) constituted by gaseous or liquid state fluid, gaseous to liquid state fluid, or liquid to gaseous state fluid inside the combined first fluid piping (101) and the second fluid piping (102) so as to perform heat absorbing cooling energy discharge operating function or heat dissipating warming energy discharge operating function onto the passively heat dissipation or absorption receiving solid, or colloid, or liquid, or gaseous state article or space (200), wherein the number of the heat absorbing or dissipating bodies (100) is one or more than one; and

First fluid piping (101), Second fluid piping (102);

made of good thermal conductive material for reversely passing the thermal conductive fluid (110) constituted by gaseous or liquid state liquid, gaseous to liquid state fluid, or liquid to gaseous state fluid for transferring thermal energy to the heat absorbing or dissipating body (100) made of good thermal conductive material in solid, or colloid, or liquid, or gaseous state, wherein the first fluid piping (101) and the second fluid piping (102) are respectively constituted by one or more than one passage; and

wherein

the first fluid inlet (111) of the first fluid piping (101) is parallel connected with the second fluid inlet (121) of the second fluid piping (102) to receive the inflow of the thermal conductive fluid (110) and the first fluid outlet (112) of the first fluid piping (101) is parallel connected with the second fluid outlet (122) of the second fluid piping (102) to receive the outflow of the thermal conductive fluid (110); and

the first fluid piping (101) and the second fluid piping (102) are parallel or quasi-parallel distributed in a plane structure or three-dimensional structure in the heat absorbing or dissipating body (100), and it is characterized by that the first fluid inlet (111) and the second fluid outlet (122) are installed at the location adjacent to the heat absorbing or dissipating body (100), while the first fluid outlet (112) and the second fluid inlet (121) are installed on another location adjacent to the heat absorbing or dissipating body (100) thereby the thermal conductive fluids (110) in two circuits inside the first fluid piping (101) and the second fluid piping (102) being installed on the heat absorbing or dissipating body (100) are respectively transported in reverse directions to commonly allow the whole temperature difference of the heat absorbing or dissipating body (100) more uniformly distributed for performing heat absorbing or dissipating function onto the passively heat dissipation or absorption receiving solid, or colloid, or liquid, or gaseous state article or space (200).

2. The heat absorbing or dissipating device with multi-pipe reversely transported temperature difference fluids as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first fluid piping (101) and the second fluid piping (102) are constituted by one or more than one relationships as following, including:

(1) the heat absorbing or dissipating body (100) is in a assembled structure with at least one of the first fluid piping (101) and the second fluid piping (102);

(2) the heat absorbing or dissipating body (100) is in an integral structure with at least one of the first fluid piping (101) and the second fluid piping (102);

(3) the function of the heat absorbing or dissipating body (100) is directly provided by at least one of the first fluid piping (101) and the second fluid piping (102);

(4) the first fluid piping (101) and/or the second fluid piping (102) is additionally installed with independent thermal conductive plate (300) which does not connect with the neighboring fluid piping;

(5) common thermal conductive plate (400) connects between the neighboring fluid piping and the first fluid piping (101) and/or the second fluid piping (102); and

(6) thermal conductive plate with temperature insulating slots connects between the neighboring fluid piping and the first fluid piping (101) and/or the second fluid piping (102).

3. The heat absorbing or dissipating device with multi-pipe reversely transported temperature difference fluids as claimed in claim 1, wherein the further constitutions include:

First fluid piping (101), Second fluid piping (102);

made of good thermal conductive material to constitute the common structural body for transferring thermal energy through the thermal conductive fluid (110) constituted by gaseous or liquid state liquid, gaseous to liquid state fluid, or liquid to gaseous state fluid to the passively heat dissipation or absorption receiving article in solid, or colloid, or liquid, or gaseous state or space (200), wherein the first fluid piping (101) and the second fluid piping (102) are respectively constituted by one or more than one circuits;

the first fluid inlet (111) of the first fluid piping (101) is parallel connected with the second fluid inlet (121) of the second fluid piping (102) to receive inflow of the thermal conductive fluid (110), and the first fluid outlet (112) of the first fluid piping (101) is parallel connected with the second fluid outlet (122) of the second fluid piping (102) to receive outflow of the thermal conductive fluid (110), while the first fluid piping (101) and the second fluid piping (102) the first fluid piping (101) and the second fluid piping (102) appear in parallel or quasi-parallel distributed in a plane structure or three-dimensional structure to constitute the common structural body, wherein it is characterized by that the first fluid inlet (111) of the first fluid piping (101) and the second fluid outlet (122) of the second fluid piping (102) are installed at the location adjacent to their common structural body, while the first fluid outlet (112) of the first fluid piping (101) and the second fluid inlet (121) of the second fluid piping (102) are installed on the another location adjacent to their common structural body, thereby for the first fluid piping (101) and the second fluid piping (102) in the multiple pipes of the common structural body to transport two circuits of the thermal conductive fluid flows (110) respectively in reverse directions thereby making the whole temperature difference of their common structural body more uniformly distributed in the passively heat dissipation or absorption receiving article in solid, or colloid, or liquid, or gaseous state or space (200) to perform heat absorption or dissipation onto the passively heat dissipation or absorption receiving article in solid, or colloid, or liquid, or gaseous state or space (200).

4. The heat absorbing or dissipating device with multi-pipe reversely transported temperature difference fluids as claimed in claim 3, wherein the structural relationships between the passively heat dissipation or absorption receiving article in solid, or colloid, or liquid, or gaseous state or space (200), the first fluid piping (101) and the second fluid piping (102) include the following:

the function of the heat absorbing or dissipating body (100) is directly provided by at least one of the first fluid piping (101) and the second fluid piping (102) to perform heat absorption or dissipation onto the passively heat dissipation or absorption receiving article in solid, or colloid, or liquid, or gaseous state or space (200).

5. The heat absorbing or dissipating device with multi-pipe reversely transported temperature difference fluids as claimed in claim 3, wherein the heat absorbing or dissipating device with multi-pipe reversely transported temperature difference fluids further uses the first fluid piping and the second fluid piping that using multi-pipe to reversely transport thermal conductive fluids to directly constitute the common structural body and to directly transfer thermal energy onto the passively heat dissipation or absorption receiving article in solid, or colloid, or liquid, or gaseous state or space (200).

6. The heat absorbing or dissipating device with multi-pipe reversely transported temperature difference fluids as claimed in claim 1, wherein the heat absorbing or dissipating device with multi-pipe reversely transported temperature difference fluids is further installed with the fluid inlets and the fluid outlets of the first fluid piping and the second fluid piping for reversely transporting thermal conductive fluids in temperature difference by multi-pipe at two sides of the piping, with same height or different height, respectively.

7. The heat absorbing or dissipating device with multi-pipe reversely transported temperature difference fluids as claimed in claim 1, wherein the heat absorbing or dissipating device with multi-pipe reversely transported temperature difference fluids is further installed with thermal conductive fluid passed and passively receiving heat absorbing or dissipating tubular structure body (100′

), which is composed of one or more fluid piping or the structure similar the heat absorbing or dissipating body (100), in place of the passively heat dissipation or absorption receiving article in solid, or colloid, or liquid, or gaseous state or space (200).

8. The heat absorbing or dissipating device with multi-pipe reversely transported temperature difference fluids as claimed in claim 1, wherein by the multiple pipes of the first fluid piping (101) and the second fluid piping (102), which are countercurrent to each other, being sequentially staggered for forming the heat absorbing or dissipating body (100), when the thermal conductive fluid (110) passes through the first fluid piping (101) with forward current and the second fluid piping (102) with reverse current, which are sequentially staggered, more uniform temperature distribution will be produced at two sides of the heat absorbing or dissipating body (100);

the above first fluid piping (101) and/or second fluid piping (102) are straight pipes each with single segment or curved pipes each with at least one bending, and every bending segment of the first fluid piping (101) and the second fluid piping (102) are staggered in the order of mutual countercurrent.

9. The heat absorbing or dissipating device with multi-pipe reversely transported temperature difference fluids as claimed in claim 1, wherein the piping in the heat absorbing or dissipating device with multi-pipe reversely transported temperature difference fluids is additionally installed with an independent thermal conductive plate (300), and/or a common thermal conductive plate (400), and/or a thermal conductive plate (350) with temperature insulating slots to improve effects of heat absorption or dissipation.

10. The heat absorbing or dissipating device with multi-pipe reversely transported temperature difference fluids as claimed in claim 8, wherein more uniform temperature distribution is produced at two sides of the heat absorbing or dissipating body (100);

for further improving effects of heat absorption or dissipation, the first fluid piping (101) and/or the second fluid piping (102) is additionally installed with the independent thermal conductive plate (300) to increase heat absorption or dissipation area to improve effects of heat absorption or dissipation.

11. The heat absorbing or dissipating device with multi-pipe reversely transported temperature difference fluids as claimed in claim 1, wherein the fluid passing through the first fluid piping (101) and/or the thermal conductive fluid passed and passively receiving heat absorbing or dissipating tubular structure body (100′

) is controlled by control device (500) to drive two-way movement of fluid pumping device (600) for periodic forward/reverse pumping operation, to periodically forward/reverse pump the thermal conductive fluid (110), and to improve effects of uniform temperature; and

the above two-way movement of fluid pumping device (600) is used for periodic forward/reverse pumping under the control of control device composed of electromechanical device, electronic device, or microcomputer and related software.

12. The heat absorbing or dissipating device with multi-pipe reversely transported temperature difference fluids as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first fluid piping (101) and the second fluid piping (102) are constituted by an integral type structure of the piping made directly using the structure of the heat absorbing or dissipating body (100).

13. The heat absorbing or dissipating device with multi-pipe reversely transported temperature difference fluids as claimed in claim 1, wherein the three of first fluid piping (101), second fluid piping (102) and heat absorbing or dissipating body (100) are constituted by an assembled structure.

14. The heat absorbing or dissipating device with multi-pipe reversely transported temperature difference fluids as claimed in claim 1, wherein the heat absorbing or dissipating body (100) for combination with the first fluid piping (101) and the second fluid piping (102) is constituted by the structural unit of the single structural body in plate, block, or multi-fins shape, or the structural unit assembled by fins, and is constituted by at least one structural unit.

15. The heat absorbing or dissipating device with multi-pipe reversely transported temperature difference fluids as claimed in claim 1, wherein the three of the heat absorbing or dissipating body (100) constituted by solid, or colloid, or liquid, or gaseous state thermal conductive material, the first fluid piping (101) and the second fluid piping (102) are partly or all made to various geometric shapes while without changing the principles.

16. The heat absorbing or dissipating device with multi-pipe reversely transported temperature difference fluids as claimed in claim 1, wherein the thermal conductive fluid (110) passing through the first fluid piping (101) and the second fluid piping (102) is transported by pumping, evaporation, or heat-cold natural circulation.

17. The heat absorbing or dissipating device with multi-pipe reversely transported temperature difference fluids as claimed in claim 1, wherein the warming or cooling energy is discharged to the liquid state passively heat dissipation or absorption receiving article or space (200) through using the cold-heat natural circulation of fluid in temperature difference or forced fluid pumping to generate thermal transfer function of heat convention, radiation or conduction;

or the warming or cooling energy is discharged to the solid or colloidal or liquid or gaseous state passively heat dissipation or absorption receiving article or space (200) through conduction.

18. The heat absorbing or dissipating device with multi-pipe reversely transported temperature difference fluids as claimed in claim 1, wherein the thermal conductive fluid (110) passing through the first fluid piping (101) and the second fluid piping (102) is closed-loop circulated or open-loop released.

19. The heat absorbing or dissipating device with multi-pipe reversely transported temperature difference fluids as claimed in claim 1, wherein the fluid inlets and the fluid outlets of the various fluid piping are installed with same or different pointing direction within three-dimensional space.

20. The heat absorbing or dissipating device with multi-pipe reversely transported temperature difference fluids as claimed in claim 1, wherein there are various installation modes of the fluid piping, including that the fluid piping is composed of tubular structure;

and/or the fluid piping is composed of plate sheet structure for fluid flow; and

/or the pore-like fluid piping is composed of blocky structure for fluid flow.

21. The heat absorbing or dissipating device with multi-pipe reversely transported temperature difference fluids as claimed in claim 1, wherein the heat absorbing or dissipating device with multi-pipe reversely transported temperature difference fluids is applied for various heat absorbing, or dissipating, or cooling heat conducting application devices, such as the cooling water radiators of the engine, heat absorbing cooling energy discharge device using thermal conductive fluid, or heat dissipating warming energy discharge device using thermal conductive fluid such as thermal energy, heater or thermal energy transfer devices for warming equipments, or heating or cooling for ceilings, walls or floors of the buildings, or cooling of photovoltaic panels, or heating or cooling for electrical machine or power machineries, or heat absorption and dissipation of various machine casings, heat pipe structures, structure casings, various chips or semiconductor components, ventilation devices, or the heat absorption, heat dissipation or thermal energy transfer of information, audio or image devices, or heat dissipation of various lamp or LED devices, or the heat absorption of the evaporator or heat dissipation or thermal energy transfer of condensers of air conditioning devices, or thermal energy transfer of mechanical devices, or heat dissipation of frictional heat loss, or heat dissipation or thermal energy transfer of electric heater or other electric heating home appliances or cooking devices, or heat absorption or thermal energy transfer of flame heating stoves or cooking devices, or heat absorption, heat dissipation or thermal energy transfer of earth layer or water thermal energy, plant or housing building or building material or building structure devices, heat absorbing or dissipation of water tower, or heat absorption, heat dissipation or thermal energy transfer of batteries of fuel cells;

and

for thermal energy transfer in home appliances, industrial products, electronic products, electrical machines or mechanical devices, power generation equipments, buildings, air conditioning devices, industrial equipments or industrial manufacturing process.